Silica sand 3,000+ degrees Fahrenheit up turns to a liquid and other products to make glass. Sorry that's all I remember when my wife was taking kids on a tour of glass mnfp plant
Super. Add a couple thousand pounds weight to the engine, giving it say five hundred pounds more pull, and fix the cylinder packing, and I bet it would pull the caboose also. Alternative plot: Charge railfans extra to stand on the running boards during the steepest part of the trip, thereby solving the traction problem and generating extra income for the railroad. 💙 T.E.N.
Man I really have to give the engineer credit with the throttle handling... with the amount of steam leaking from the packing for both the valve and piston rod, no wonder he was having so much trouble evenly applying power. If you watch as soon as the next power stroke takes steam part way through the massive leak on the firemans side, the engineers side which isn't losing 50% of it's energy puts down more power and spins the drivers. That is very tough to compensate for.
Great to see this engine living again.....I remember it being parked behind a diner just down the street from me for over 30 years.....when it finally disappeared,I assumed it had gone for scrap.
Do they still run this loco at Stewartstown? No mention of it on their website save for a blog post from 2020 saying that steam excursions have been cancelled for the year due to the pandemic but they will be back in 2021. Yet the loco is not listed on their equipment roster, instead it lists a diesel electric as their primary loco.
Looking at the size of that rear carriage, it's more like a small house . Hardly surprising that the wheels are slipping especially as the engine is reversing around a tight bend on poorly maintained tracks. Still great video footage anyway , thank you.
They were actually having some leaks through the packing at the valve and piston rod on the fireman's side, so the locomotive had uneven power application. This causes the torque on the wheels to "pulse", making it a lot easier to slip and lose traction at low speeds. I could imagine this locomotive would have, well, not zero issues but far fewer issues if it was working properly. It's also really hard to get steam locomotives, especially in standard gauge. A majority of the surviving original generation are in preservation on museum and heritage lines and thus already accounted for, and and ones not yet properly preserved often have to undergo years of expensive refurbishing and restoration to bring back into service. And new builds are nearly as expensive and take even longer.
Had to double that hill in the 50s with their Plymouths. Had a SW - 1 once, only broke the light rails going out returning the riders with a school bus. Should get the 44 ton smoking on both ends.
Kinda defeats the purpose of a _STEAM_ tourist railroad. Although an F unit would be nice for dinner trains that are focused less on what's pulling the train and more on just riding a train through the countryside while having dinner. Still, fixing the fireman's side steam leaks, and if that doesn't work acquiring a larger steam locomotive (a late-era Baldwin 4-4-0 would be more than sufficient for this small of a train) would be far more ideal here. I flat-out wouldn't use a GP for tourist trains, they're heavily focused on freight and their power delivery is too abrupt.
For being a 0-4-0 saddle tank that thing has some stack talk
This is when the sander's sand instantly turns into glass
Does that actually happen?
Silica sand 3,000+ degrees Fahrenheit up turns to a liquid and other products to make glass. Sorry that's all I remember when my wife was taking kids on a tour of glass mnfp plant
Great video! You got some good shots here. I love the drone views, nice job! 👍
09:36 LMAO
Super. Add a couple thousand pounds weight to the engine, giving it say five hundred pounds more pull, and fix the cylinder packing, and I bet it would pull the caboose also. Alternative plot: Charge railfans extra to stand on the running boards during the steepest part of the trip, thereby solving the traction problem and generating extra income for the railroad. 💙 T.E.N.
10:49 good whistle
Love this video, we have been waiting for the upload since we saw you guys filming our train ride. Nicely done and love the view from up top.
Great video. Love the drone footage. Very professional. Great job Stewartstown RR for bridging #85 back for excursions again.
0:50 jeez how could you be looking at your phone when this is starting up
Don't think I'd be standing under it after seeing hot embers falling!
That's the fun part! Until you have to wash it all out of your hair.
Man I really have to give the engineer credit with the throttle handling... with the amount of steam leaking from the packing for both the valve and piston rod, no wonder he was having so much trouble evenly applying power.
If you watch as soon as the next power stroke takes steam part way through the massive leak on the firemans side, the engineers side which isn't losing 50% of it's energy puts down more power and spins the drivers. That is very tough to compensate for.
Great to see this engine living again.....I remember it being parked behind a diner just down the street from me for over 30 years.....when it finally disappeared,I assumed it had gone for scrap.
Scary run for both passengers and crew.
Do they still run this loco at Stewartstown? No mention of it on their website save for a blog post from 2020 saying that steam excursions have been cancelled for the year due to the pandemic but they will be back in 2021. Yet the loco is not listed on their equipment roster, instead it lists a diesel electric as their primary loco.
That poor little 0-4-0 Saddle tank!
Looks like they could use some sand.
Its no wonder because that looks like a steep grade and #85 is only a tank engine they really should invest in a larger steam locomotive
Looking at the size of that rear carriage, it's more like a small house . Hardly surprising that the wheels are slipping especially as the engine is reversing around a tight bend on poorly maintained tracks.
Still great video footage anyway , thank you.
What is the grade on that hill?
9:38 RKO 😂😂
Thought I heard Michael Cole
use to work and vol. on S.R.R great to see steam on the line again!!!!
Hey Crossbuck Productions, your content is top-notch! Can I use it on my channel? I'll make sure to attribute it to you.
The railroad should just get a bigger steam locomotive with better track of effort
They were actually having some leaks through the packing at the valve and piston rod on the fireman's side, so the locomotive had uneven power application. This causes the torque on the wheels to "pulse", making it a lot easier to slip and lose traction at low speeds. I could imagine this locomotive would have, well, not zero issues but far fewer issues if it was working properly.
It's also really hard to get steam locomotives, especially in standard gauge. A majority of the surviving original generation are in preservation on museum and heritage lines and thus already accounted for, and and ones not yet properly preserved often have to undergo years of expensive refurbishing and restoration to bring back into service. And new builds are nearly as expensive and take even longer.
I Love Steam Locomotives. :-D
At 9:36 was hilarious😂
Fufu na pare , to jest to !
excellent drone footage
I wonder how many gallons of water those saddle tanks hold? Anyone know?
Top.💚 💛
Nice Shot
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What a Mickey Mouse Railway!!
Congrats to all the volunteers that brought it back from an almost none existence.
I still think this railroad should look into purchasing an old f unit or geep and do away with steam....great video!👍👍
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Had to double that hill in the 50s with their Plymouths. Had a SW - 1 once, only broke the light rails going out returning the riders with a school bus. Should get the 44 ton smoking on both ends.
NO THE RAILROAD SHOULDN'T the railroad should just get a bigger steam locomotive with better track of effort
Kinda defeats the purpose of a _STEAM_ tourist railroad. Although an F unit would be nice for dinner trains that are focused less on what's pulling the train and more on just riding a train through the countryside while having dinner. Still, fixing the fireman's side steam leaks, and if that doesn't work acquiring a larger steam locomotive (a late-era Baldwin 4-4-0 would be more than sufficient for this small of a train) would be far more ideal here.
I flat-out wouldn't use a GP for tourist trains, they're heavily focused on freight and their power delivery is too abrupt.